Clayton Keller, the Coyotes’ best player by a country mile, was enjoying a stretch of outstanding play, and then this happened:
Keller’s had surgery to repair his femur and will be out between six to eight months, That means that Arizona will be out their best player not just for the rest of this season, but for training camp and the start of next season.
Keller leads the Coyotes with 28 goals and 63 points. They have other forwards who can score reliably - Nick Schmaltz and Lawson Crouse are quietly having themselves a season, and Phil Kessel is leading the team with 36 assists.